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Mental retardation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_retardation Mental retardation (MR) is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or ... more...
Mental retardation: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001523.htm Mental retardation is a condition diagnosed before age 18 that includes below-average general intellectual function, and a lack of the skills necessary for ... more...
The Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County
http://www.mhmraharris.org/ The MHMRA of Harris County serves residents in Houston, Texas in the areas of adult mental health and mental retardation, offering services for childs and adolescents ... more...
Mental Retardation - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of Mental ...
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/mental-retardation/overview.html Mental retardation is a condition diagnosed before age 18 that includes below-average general intellectual function, and a lack of the skills necessary for daily living. more...
Home Page-The Center
http://www.cri-usa.org/ The Center 3550 West Dallas Houston, TX 77019 (713) 525-8400 more...



Mental Retardation News


mental retardation - Bing News
County moves to strike term 'retardation' - Standard Speaker
Luzerne County plans to join a growing movement to stop official use of the word "retardation." County council plans to vote next week to change the name of the Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program. The new name ... read more...
Defense says suspect in Henning postal killings has mental issues that could bar death penalty - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Attorneys for defendant Chastain Montgomery said tests he was given as a youngster in Lauderdale County showed an IQ, or intelligence quotient, of 63 to 65 and that there also appears to be evidence of mental retardation since age 18. read more...
Board OKs $1.34M in budget changes - Hawk Eye
Mental Health Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities also needed $1.265 million to carry it over to June 30, which is the end of the fiscal year. The revenue will be used to pay off loans the department took out to purchase apartments in ... read more...
21st Century language act seeks to delete derogatory terms - Examiner
More than a year after the passage of Rosa's Law which replaced the term "mental retardation" with "Intellectual disability," the current bill, 21st Century Language Act, S. 2367, would strike the word “lunatic” from federal law. The bill was proposed ... read more...
Man convicted in Sussex Street slaying gets second hearing before appeals court - Lynchburg News and Advance
“The jury never heard the words, ‘mental retardation,’” attorney Jenny Givens told the judges Tuesday. Givens argued the trial lawyers were deficient for failing to present evidence of mental retardation. Winston’s new lawyers asked ... read more...